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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1959

Page

5

Aquatic Weeds Sprayed Along Shoreline

The Brice Prairie Conservation Association sponsors a 3.5 mile shoreline weed elimination using sodium arsenate. A Milwaukee operator applies the selective herbicide 200 feet from the lake shore under Dr. Kenneth Mackenthan supervision. About 100 residents contributed around $2,000. Last year’s effort was 90 percent successful and allowed water skiing. another treatment may occur late summer if funds are raised.

Brice Prairie Milwaukee A. G. Buhr The Lake Front Buhr Kenneth Mackenthan State Committee On Mackenthan

Fire and ambulance reports from June incidents

Records show a car fire on South 16th Street in the Robert Hefti vehicle with slight damage. An ambulance transported Robert C. Johnson, 51, from Caledonia Street to La Crosse Lutheran Hospital for a left ankle fracture. Later, Margaret Murphy, 83, was taken from Losey Boulevard to St Francis Hospital after a hip injury from a fall. Massachusetts factories produce about one sixth of all shoes in the United States.

Robert Hefti South 16Th Street Robert C. Johnson Caledonia St la Crosse Lutheran Hospital Margaret Murphy St. Joseph Home Losey Blvd Cass St St. Francis Hospital Massachusetts United States

Laggards Catching Up With Recovery

Two laggards in the post recession period show signs of catching up with the recovery. Unemployment may peak next month as graduates enter the job market while business spending edges up, with firms resuming expansion plans and hiring as consumer confidence grows.

New York

Bundy Hall Conferences Attract Parish Youth

Twelve young parishioners of Christ Episcopal Church attend summer conferences in Menomonie starting June 7. Edward J. Gantzen is named counselor, son of Atty. and Mrs. E F K Gantzen. Local students listed. Bundy Hall estate of a millionaire lumberman. Bishop William Horstick leads the Eau Claire Diocese.

Christ Episcopal Church Main Sts Menomonie Edward J. Gantzen Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire Bundy Hall Church Conference Center Atty E.F.K. Gantzen S. 8Th St la Crosse State College Mary Beth Hardiman Tina Morrison Dan Schroeder Samuel Sayles James Susan Rahn Julie Compton Kathy Baxa David Milne Joan Bartlett Jane Crosby Rita Spedl Kenneth Trueman la Crosse Menominee William Horstick Horstick

Stock Market Suffers Second Weekly Drop

The stock market retreated again this week marking a second weekly decline in a row. The Associated Press average fell to 223.70 while the Dow closed at 627.42 amid Monday’s sharp losses and Thursday’s bounce followed by Friday’s modest drop. Major movers included Aluminum Ltd and Pennsylvania Railroad with mixed gains among the top active issues.

New York Associated Press Wall Street Eisenhower Congress Dow Industrials Dow Steels Aluminums Aluminum Ltd New York Stock Exchange American Telephone Glen Alden Pennsylvania Railroad Zenith

Girls breach fence to steal basketball at detention home

In Tucson Arizona a group of girls confined at the juvenile detention home played basketball in the recreation area. The ball bounced over the metal fence and a girl walking by grabbed it and ran off with it.

Tucson Ariz

Midwest Weather Shifts As Heat Eases In Great Lakes

The Associated Press reports a cold snap across the Midwest bringing about 10 degree drops in many Midwest sites. Chicago Weather Bureau predicts significant daytime cool downs over the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley while Eastern regions face ongoing storms. Cooler Wisconsin skies follow a heat wave as Canadian air moves in, with temps dipping into the 40s and 50s in several counties and frost chances in northern areas. The nation’s high was 112 at Litchfield Park Naval Air Station in Arizona and the low 28 at Fraser Colorado.

Associated Press Midwest The Mercury Weather Bureau Chicago Great Lakes Ohio Valley Wisconsin Duluth- Superior Beloit Duluth Superior la Crosse Lone Rock Madison Milwaukee Grantsburg Green Bay Black River Falls Wausau Eau Claire and Mather Wisconsin Rapids Shell Lake Spooner Park Falls Duluth-Superior Mather Eau Claire Phillips Litchfield Park Naval Air Station Arizona Fraser, Colo

Bible School To Open On Monday At English Lutheran

Daily vacation Bible school will open at 9 30 a m Monday at English Lutheran Church and continue through June 26 Classes run kindergarten through eighth grade Mrs F B Lewinski and Mrs H Seielstad lead in charge with Rev H N Stoffel and vicar Warren Diskerud directing worship services Other staff include Mrs F J Clark Mrs John Brzazowske Mrs George Hayek and many others including Lois Melcher Judy Tischer Jacquelyn Hoezler Mary Newburg Sonja Hayek Susan Olson and Peter Knutson

English Lutheran Church F. B. Lewinski H. §. Seielstad H. N. Stoffel Warren Diskerud F. J. Clark John Brzazowske George Hayek Odeon Landsverk W. Douglas H. C. Canfield H. G. Seielsta Howard Anderson H. N. Peterson E. Spencer Willard Steinke Lois Melcher Judy Tischer Robert Kloss C. Lindberg Howard Barge Joel Underheim William Rittman Marilyn Sill Barbara Radell Judy Hass Jacquelyn Hoezler Mary Newburg Sonja Hayek Susan Olson Betty Neibuhr Peter Wahlstrom Peter Knutson

Correction Notice on Rus sell Hanson Address

A Friday La Crosse Tribune daily record item incorrectly listed Rus sell Hanson as living at 2100 Fanell Dr. The correct address is 2110 Fanell Dr., and the error was in the published entry.

la Crosse Tribune Russell Hanson Fanell

Accident details from 1957 bus collision case emerge

Traffic police identify Edythe A. Ernst as driver of a blue white 1957 convertible. Ernst says she was not speeding and was half a block behind the bus when it swerved while passing another car, grazing the Nelson vehicle which skidded to the safety island. Witnesses claim a convertible woman cut out speeding in front of the car, causing a broadside by the bus. Police still seek a statement from bus driver Ray Hanson of Mankato Minnesota.

Edythe A. Ernst Hickory Lane Nelson CTH B Ray Hanson Mankato Minn

Births in Tomah and Camp Douglas area

Memorial Hospital reports births on June 2 a son to Egand Nelson Camp Douglas June 4 a daughter to LeRoy Madison Camp Douglas June 5 a son to Kenneth Garber R1 Warrens June 7 a son to Roland Kelley R4 Tomah June 9 a daughter to Mervin Kewit Tomah Mrs LeRoy Hanson Camp Douglas Joyce Ziegler.

Egand Nelson Camp Douglas Vivian Anderson LeRoy Madison Marion Johnson Shirley Wagner LeRoy Hanson Joyce Ziegler

Four Hurt In Car Accident In Town Of Little Falls

SPARTA Wis Four teenagers were injured Friday night when their car Missed a curve in the Town of Little Falls at Cataract and rolled over at least two times landing in a cemetery Taken to a Sparta hospital with abrasions and shock was the driver Howard L Danielson 17 Mindoro Also hospitalized were Karen Wells 17 Bangor with chest injuries and cuts on her right arm Rose Burbach 15 Bangor with a head injury and Barbara Thill 18 Melrose lacerations All were reported in good condi

Sparta Wis Little Falls Howard L. Danielson Mindoro Karen Wells Bangor Rose Burbach Barbara Thill Melrose

Only One Graduate At One Room School

Patricia Gitt was the sole graduate at Cedar Springs elementary in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles. The one room schoolhouse, last in Los Angeles County, hosts 15 pupils. She wore a dress, explaining mountain life limits dress norms.

Cedar Springs Calif Patricia Gitt Patricia Los Angeles Los Angeles County

Semrau Heads Wisconsin Dental Examiners

Dr John Semrau of Wauwatosa was elected president of the Wisconsin State Board of Dental Examiners at Marquette University Dental School. The board examined 87 dentists and 51 dental hygienists. Dr Byron D Ising of Oshkosh was elected vice president and delegate to the American Dental Association convention in New York. Dr S F Donovan of Tomah was re elected secretary for the 32nd time.

Milwaukee John Semrau Wauwatosa Friday Wisconsin State Board of Dental Examiners Marquette University Dental School Byron D. Ising Oshkosh American Dental Assn New York S. F. Donovan

Braves Sign Hurler Brubaker From Harrisburg Pa

AP reports Milwaukee Braves signed right handed pitcher Bruce Brubaker 17 of Harrisburg Pennsylvania to a contract with Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League. Brubaker 6-1 185 will start pro ball on option to McCook in the Class D Nebraska State League. He is a recent graduate of William Penn High School.

Milwaukee Bruce Brubaker Harrisburg Sacramento Milwaukee Braves Brubaker McCook William Penn High School

Thefts Reported In Local Neighborhoods

Robert Snyder reports the theft of a green 14 foot plywood boat with pointed bow and fiberglass transom from the Lake Onalaska shore. Frederick Rice reports a hubcap missing from his car at 1648 Avon Street.

Robert Snyder Loomis St Lake Onalaska Frederick Rice Avon St

Wife Testifies Husband Not Responsible For Rape Case

In Tallahassee, Willian T. Collinsworth’s wife tearfully defended him before an all white jury, saying his drinking altered his behavior and that he would beat her when drunk. The four defendants, including Beagles and Scarborough, face a capital rape charge in a case heard amid a crowded segregated courtroom.

Tallahassee Fla Willian T. Collingsworth Pearlie Collinsworth Collinsworth Willian T. Collinsworth Florida Walker

Attorneys Confer On Hearing Plans In Earl Long Case

Galveston court action centers on a writ of habeas corpus for Governor Earl Long of Louisiana. Long claims illegal confinement at John Sealy Hospital after a May 30 transport from Baton Rouge. A sanity hearing is set for the following day as doctors urged confinement for his protection.

Galveston Tex Earl Long Louisiana Long L. D. Godard John Sealy Hospital Baton Rouge Letther Frazar Adrian S. Levy Sr Jean Kosey Fine S. Bedford Hoses Texas Earl K Long

Weather Record Lacrosse and Vicinity

Mostly fair through Sunday. Cooler tonight. Warmer Sunday. Low tonight 55 high Sunday 80. Fair Monday. Wisconsin fair and cooler tonight with light frost north. Fair and warmer Sunday. Minnesota fair to partly cloudy and warmer not so cool tonight Sunday partly cloudy and warmer scattered showers and thunderstorms in the north. Iowa fair tonight and Sunday cooler in the extreme east warmer in the north and west tonight and over the entire state Sunday.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Trial records note witness testimonies on teen defendant

In the closing phase Beagles case finished and focus shifted to 16 year old Ollie Stoutamire who did not testify for himself. Character witnesses testified he had appeared mentally retarded since boyhood highlighting concerns about his mental state.

Willion Willion Collinsworth Ponce de Leon Fla Harry Morrison Collinsworth Tom Collinsworth Jr Telephone Company Beagles Ollie Stoutamire

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